Serena

#325 for girls in 2025, 942 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2000 · 1,504 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
47,450
since 1880

Serena over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Serena has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #209, 2000girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#325942—
2024#331942—
2023#375821—
2022#386814—
2021#386810—
2020#421725—
2019#424748—
2018#392780—
2017#413768—
2016#448720—
2015#410782—
2014#456704—
2013#409744—
2012#436716—
2011#448682—
2010#447687—
2009#391813—
2008#374882—
2007#403814—
2006#396810—
2005#361869—
2004#3011,063—
2003#2551,277—
2002#2441,306—
2001#2461,296—
2000#2091,504—
1999#2181,440—
1998#2201,401—
1997#2451,206—
1996#309925—
1995#326831—
1994#404620—
1993#457546—
1992#490500—
1991#484498—
1990#504477—
1989#521448#6,9416
1988#529416—
1987#480448—
1986#473453—
1985#400566#6,5235
1984#384577—
1983#374596—
1982#389594—
1981#411535—
1980#372630—
1979#418502—
1978#429471—
1977#407507—
1976#437453—
1975#443444—
1974#465387—
1973#456404—
1972#432450—
1971#386587—
1970#374639#4,7245
1969#346676—
1968#459441—
1967#592261—
1966#691200—
1965#741181—
1964#731203—
1963#769180—
1962#804169—
1961#908142—
1960#1,001115—
1959#800163—
1958#824151—
1957#958116—
1956#1,03498—
1955#869125—
1954#1,06485—
1953#1,08279—
1952#1,02284—
1951#1,01484—
1950#1,09970—
1949#1,08868—
1948#1,09566—
1947#1,09766—
1946#1,00670—
1945#1,00359—
1944#94567—
1943#1,18147—
1942#1,01959—
1941#1,24337—
1940#95756—
1939#1,00949—
1938#92359—
1937#1,19636—
1936#1,37528—
1935#1,24433—
1934#1,37228—
1933#1,22434—
1932#1,44827—
1931#1,25833—
1930#1,49927—
1929#1,44728—
1928#1,09747—
1927#1,21341—
1926#1,48330—
1925#1,07450—
1924#1,38235—
1923#1,28337—
1922#1,20741—
1921#1,12646—
1920#1,03851—
1919#1,29735—
1918#1,04148—
1917#91657—
1916#1,05943—
1915#1,09438—
1914#1,00335—
1913#1,12024—
1912#90331—
1911#1,07117—
1910#76831—
1909#83124—
1908#76825—
1907#79022—
1906#79321—
1905#82520—
1904#96514—
1903#83617—
1902#64826—
1901#77118—
1900#63431—
1899#79117—
1898#67923—
1897#66022—
1896#57628—
1895#74618—
1894#85013—
1893#82613—
1892#63820—
1891#69515—
1890#69315—
1889#51624—
1888#69014—
1887#56016—
1886#57215—
1885#60813—
1884#7319—
1883#61510—
1882#49314—
1881#47013—
1880#46613—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Serena was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.

Where Serena is popular in 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMNIllinois: #939 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,215 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedWIMichigan: #500 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,151 girlsMINew York: #702 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 9,042 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedINOhio: #631 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,804 girlsOHPennsylvania: #611 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,298 girlsPANew Jersey: #591 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,693 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #633 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 6,467 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedWVVirginia: #503 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,210 girlsVAMaryland: #502 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,642 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #635 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,360 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedHITexas: #748 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,378 girlsTXFlorida: #499 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,440 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Florida#499 · 1 in 4,440
  2. Michigan#500 · 1 in 6,151
  3. Maryland#502 · 1 in 5,642
  4. Virginia#503 · 1 in 5,210
  5. New Jersey#591 · 1 in 7,693

Best ever in a state: #70 in Hawaii, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Florida#499101 in 4,440
Michigan#500121 in 6,151
Maryland#50251 in 5,642
Virginia#50371 in 5,210
New Jersey#59171 in 7,693
Pennsylvania#611101 in 9,298
Ohio#631101 in 8,804
California#633251 in 6,467
North Carolina#63551 in 8,360
New York#702171 in 9,042
Texas#748131 in 7,378
Illinois#93961 in 15,215
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Serena
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#331 → #325)
  • 96 spots since 2020 (#421 → #325)
  • 85 spots since 2015 (#410 → #325)
  • Biggest jump: 273 spots in 1938 (#1,196 → #923)
  • Biggest drop: 303 spots in 1911 (#768 → #1,071)
Rise & fade · girls
120 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2000 at #209 (1,504 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 105 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1961–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,207
  • Highest: 1 in 1,207 girls born in 2000 were named Serena (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,706 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 22.4% of all girls named Serena (10,634) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s141#466 (1880)#572
1890s184#576 (1896)#715
1900s218#634 (1900)#786
1910s359#768 (1910)#1,027
1920s406#1,038 (1920)#1,235
1930s354#923 (1938)#1,255
1940s595#945 (1944)#1,063
1950s1,055#800 (1959)#977
1960s2,568#346 (1969)#704
1970s4,844#374 (1970)#425
1980s5,263#372 (1980)#433
1990s8,444#218 (1999)#366
2000s10,634#209 (2000)#318
2010s7,331#392 (2018)#428
2020s5,054#325 (2025)#371

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Serena in 1965

girls
#741
181 births · 1 in 9,752 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #741Serena181
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 9,752 of them was named Serena, which outranked 90.2% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Serena
  1. #738Alyson182
  2. #738Jeanna182
  3. #738Karrie182
  4. #741Serena181
  5. #741Karol181
  6. #741Lavonne181
  7. #741Libby181
  8. #745Clare180
  9. #745Corrine180
  10. #745Josie180

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1965 →